The role of e-fuels in decarbonising transport
Rapid deployment of low-emission fuels during this decade will be crucial to accelerate the decarbonisation of the transport sector. Significant electrification opportunities are available for the road
Fuel Efficiency
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PM sets up GoM to decide on ethanol blending in petrol
Exactly two years later, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has set up yet another Group of Ministers (GoM) after key ministries disagreed on the basic tenets of a 2007 Cabinet decision to blend ethanol extracted
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5 yrs on, ethanol-blended petrol remains non-starter
Nearly five years after a Group of Ministers recommended a mandatory 10 per cent blending of ethanol in petrol as vehicle fuel, the implementation of the idea remains in the doldrums. Reason: none of the
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SDPI calls for exploiting hydel, wind potential: Domestic thermal power plants inefficient: report
Thermal power plants in Pakistan were inefficient and consumed a large quantity of fuel to produce a unit of electricity: Karachi Electricity Supply Company (KESC) used 11 to 18 cubic feet of gas to generate
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Greening steel-making
Perspectives of industries and non-government bodies often differ on environment protection norms. While NGOs insist on putting in place the most stringent environment safety standards, industries often find it difficult to comply with such norms. Similarly, the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), a non-government organisation, and public sector steel maker SAIL are unable to agree on what would be the right green norms for the steel industry.
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Road map for cleaner air
Petroleum Ministry seeks setting up of an inter-ministerial group to draw up an action plan for pollution issues The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has sought setting up of an inter-ministerial Committee (IMC) with representatives from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Urban Development and Public Enterprises and the Ministry of Environment and Forests to draw up a roadmap for reduction of pollution.
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Renault to Make ‘A Entry’ into Small Cars to Take on Alto, Eon
800cc car aims to deliver mileage of 20km/l French carmaker Renault is constructing a small car from ground up to take on the likes of Maruti Suzuki’s Alto, Hyundai India’s Eon and Chevrolet’s Spark,
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A technical assessment of emissions and fuel consumption reduction potential from Two and Three Wheelers in India
An assessment of the engine technology changes and after-treatment systems being employed by Indian manufacturers of two and three-wheelers to meet Bharat Stage III norms for a range of fuels , followed by an assessment of the technical options available to reduce emissions to meet the proposed Euro 4/5/6 equivalent limit values in the respective years of their likely implementation in India.
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Fuel and technology alternatives for buses: overall energy efficiency and emission performance
The new IEA report assesses the emissions reductions potential and fuel efficiency of various fuels for urban buses and finds that replacing fossil fuels with efficient biofuels is most effective in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission.
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New EU Carbon Rules for Cars will save money
Connie Hedegaard, the EU Climate Action commissioner, argues that tougher standards for automotive carbon emissions are good Europe’s long-term economic and environmental health. "Do we really need more
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City breathes poisonous fumes
The umpteenth efforts taken up by the Delhi Government in making the city pollution free have come to a nought as the air in national Capital is fast becoming poisonous with the increasing level of Suspended